Railway-car truck.



E. DOERR.

RAILWAY GAR TRUCK APPLICATION FILED 001 27, 1918.

Patented June 30, 1914,

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a 7;. z yllaern H. E. DOERR.

RAILWAY OAR TRUCK.

APPLIOA'IXON FILED 00127, 1013. w I :l l-atentefi June 30, 19142 2snzyrsw11mm HARRY E. DQERR'. OH ST. LOUIS. MISSGURI. ASSIG-NOR TOSC'ULLENGALl/.fiMFR IRON & STEEL GOMPANY. OF ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI. ACOBPURATION 0F "MSSSQUR? name/Areas. TRUCK.

Applicafion filed October 27. 1913.

To all] 711/! (in/if may c ncern Be it known that l. HARRY E. ll omtu, acitizen of the United States residingt t St. Louis, Missouri, haveinvented a. certa in new and useful improvement in lla i'lway-(ia rlrucks, of which the following .rull. clear and exact description, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand-use the same.

This invention relates to railway car trucks and particularly to freightcar truck side frames. I

The main object o'li'niy present invention is to provide a. (at metalside frame tor freigl'it car trucks which is so designed tha standardMaster Qar Builders passenger car journal boxes can he used with. same.

Other objects and desirable feature oi my invention will be hereinafterpointed out.

Figure l of the drawings is a. side elevational .view of a portion of afreight car truck side frame constructed in accordance with my inventionone. of thejournal boxes being shown in vertical, section; Fig.2 is anend elevational View of the side :lraine, showing the journal box inelevation; llig. 3is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 4 4 ofFig. 1; Fig. 5 is a. side elevational view illustrating a slightmodification of my invention; Fig. 6

is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5,showing the journal box in elevation; Figs. 7, 9 and 11 are sideelevational views illustrating oth r modifications of my invention; Fig.8 is a vertical transverse sectional View taken on the line 8-8 of 7,showing the journal box in elevation; Fig. 10 is a vertical trans versesectional view taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9, showing" the journalbox in elevation; and Fig. 12 is an end view of the said view shown inFig. 11 with the journal box removed.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings,

. which illustrates the preferred form of my invention, A designates acast netal freight car truck side frame, which is provided with integralpedestal 1 for receiving the journal boxes P. The journal boxes E arestandard Master Car Builders passenger boxes, and are provided on theirsides with pairs 01"- laterally projecting lugs 2, that extend theentire height oi the box, as shown in Fig. 2, which box is also providedon its Specification of Letters Patent.

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Serial No. 787.565-

sides with a, pair of iutormmlialo laterally projecting lugs 3. whichare arranged helwoeu the lugs and extend parallel to same, as-slzowu infull lines in Fig. 2, and in hrolren lines in Fig. 3.

The pedoslal jaws l on the side l razue are so designed that they fitsnugly helween the lugs 2 on the sides oi the journal boxes. and alsoembrace the intermediate lugs ii. and lhus prevent the journal boxesfrom moving transversely of the side lrame. in the prei'erred form of myinvention as herein shown. the pedestal jaws do not extend downwardlythe full hoi hl oflhe journal liox. hut terminate a short distance belowthe center-"of the journal. so as to l':u-.ililate the iuserlion andremoval of said box. and each of the pei'leslal jaws l is provided witha channelshaped portion 4. that r ceives the intermediate lugsB on oneside ol the box, the side legs of said channel-shaped portion beingprovided will?- atei'ally projecting flanges 5, as shown in Figs. 2 and3. that hear against the inner edges of the lugs 2. in other words. eachof the pedestal jaws 1 is g'irovided with a recess for receiving theintermediate lugs 3 oil-one side of the box, and is alsli 'provided with'mrtions that lir-v hetween said inleriuediate' lugs and the lugs 2,thereby securely holding the journal hox in position. and preventing itfrom moving transversely of the side frame. The side horizon- G ti'rhtbear upon the upper sides of the journal hoxes. and these hearingmembers (3 are so designed that they fit between the usual parallellu;,5s 7 on the top side of a standard passenger car journal-hex, andare preferahl v provided on their under sides with transversely disposedrecesses (3 as shown in l ig. '1. that receive the usual transverse rib7 that lies hetween the parallel lugs 7.

in the Form of my iuvenliou shown in Figs. .l to 4. inclusive, no meansis provided for positively locking the journal-boxes to the sidel'raino, so as to prevent the boxes from dropping out oi the side framein case the truclr'becomes derailed, hut in Ti and 6 i" have illustrateda slruclure wherein the journalliozns are securely looked tothe sideframe by means of ears S. on the upper sides of the journal-boxes thatproject upwardly into pockets 9 formed in the side frame and which areprovided with transvcrsely disposed openings that receive bolts orretaining devices 10 that pass transversely through the pockets 9, asshown clearly in Fig. ll; the pocket 9 being formed integral with theportions of the center web of the side frame that lie above thehorizontally disposed bearing i'neinbers G. In other respects the sideframe shown in Figs'. 5 and his the same as the side frame illustratedin Figs. 1. to 4-. inclusive. Y i

Instead of providing eat-l1 journal-box. with an upwardly projectingwing or lug that enters a pocket in the side frame, the, box could beprovided with a pair of up wardly projecling wings S that embrace aportion 5 on the side Frame of the same width as the horizontallydisposed hearing member (3. the wines 8 brine;- secured to theportion 1) by means oi a ho For other suitable llttllllihg device ilthat passes transversely t ugh said parts. as shown in -Figs. 7 and 8. ii

In the t'orni illusi rated in Figs. 9 and 10, a portion of the side lrame above the horizontally disposed hearing member (3 is provided witha laterally projecting lug 9 that lies between a pair ol upwardly proectmQ hips being provided -with alinin g perforar tions 'l'or receiving:a retaining bolt 10.

in. the towns of my invention illustrated.

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under side of the jouri'ial-boxes, and which are secured to the pedestaljaws 1 by means of bolts or other suitable fastening devices 12, asshown clearly in Figs. 11 andl2.

Having thus described my invention, What I filflilll as new and desireto secure by Letters atent is:

1 In a car truck, a journalbox, a cast metal side frame provided with aninverted Ushaped portion that embraces said journal-box, each of thedepending legs of said portion being provided with a pair of transverseflanges and a channel intermediate said flanges, vertically disposedlugs on the sidewalls of said journal-box that cooperate with saidflanges, and similar lugs 011 said box intermediate said first-mentionedlugs that cooperate with said channel.

2'. In a car truck, a journal-box provided on each of its side wallswith two pairs of parallel lugs and on its top wall witha pair ofparallel lugs and a transverserib extending between said lugs,andafiast' metal side t'rame provided with integral projections thatcooperate with the lugs on the side .xwrlili'tifisaid box and a portionthat bears against the top wall of said box and cooperates with said toplugs and transverse 3. In a car truck, ajournal-box provided on each ofits side walls with two pairs of parallel-lugs and on its top wall witha pair of parallel lugs and a transverse rib extending; between saidlugs a cast metal side frame provided with portions that cooperate withsaid lugs and rib, and means for se' curing said box to said frame. I

In testimony whereof'I hereunto afiizg my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 21st day of October 1913. HARRY Witnesses:

\VM. E. limnrrrnn, l-IARRY C. DREIBUSS.

